Province
The population development of Balochistān according to census results.
| Name | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1972-09-16 | Population Census (C) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (C) 1998-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-03-15 | Population Census (C) 2023-03-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Islāmābād | 796,096 | 65,309,340 | 84,253,644 | 132,352,279 | 207,684,626 | 241,499,431 | → | |||
| Balochistān | Prov | Quetta | 347,190 | 2,428,678 | 4,332,376 | 6,565,885 | 12,335,129 | 14,894,402 | 34719000 | → |
- Population does not include Afghan refugees living in refugee villages.
- Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Major Cities
| Name | Population Census (Cf) 2017-03-15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quetta | 999,385 |
| 2 | Turbat | 213,831 |
| 3 | Khuzdār | 182,444 |
| 4 | Hub | 177,823 |
| 5 | Chaman | 123,206 |
| 6 | Dera Murād Jamāli | 96,316 |
| 7 | Gwādar | 90,201 |
| 8 | Dera Allāh Yār | 80,958 |
| 9 | Usta Muhammad | 76,753 |
| 10 | Sui | 72,740 |
Contents: Cities, Municipalites & Towns
The population of all cities, municipalities and towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants in Balochistān by census years.
| Name | Population Census (C) 1972-09-16 | Population Census (C) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (C) 1998-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-03-15 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awārān | ... | ... | ... | 21,761 | 0 | → | |
| Bela | 6,728 | 11,172 | 16,705 | 24,603 | 0 | → | |
| Bulaida | ... | ... | ... | 39,846 | 0 | → | |
| Chaman | 20,702 | 29,793 | 56,792 | 123,206 | 0 | → | |
| Chitkān | 9,879 | 9,495 | 21,297 | 44,613 | 0 | → | |
| Dera Allāh Yār | 2,332 | 6,730 | 38,371 | 80,958 | 0 | → | |
| Dera Bugti | 501 | ... | 15,495 | 27,625 | 0 | → | |
| Dera Murād Jamāli | ... | 9,133 | 38,431 | 96,316 | 0 | → | |
| Gwādar | 15,794 | 17,000 | 45,021 | 90,201 | 0 | → | |
| Hub | ... | 4,249 | 62,763 | 177,823 | 0 | → | |
| Huramzai | ... | ... | ... | 29,402 | 0 | → | |
| Kalāt | 6,481 | 11,037 | 22,646 | 36,796 | 0 | → | |
| Khānozai | ... | ... | ... | 39,997 | 0 | → | |
| Khārān | 6,093 | 10,472 | 27,806 | 51,388 | 0 | → | |
| Khuzdār | 3,362 | 30,887 | 91,057 | 182,444 | 0 | → | |
| Killa Abdullah (Qilla Abdullah) | ... | ... | ... | 26,124 | 0 | → | |
| Killa Saifullah (Qilla Saifullah) | 835 | ... | 8,129 | 34,865 | 0 | → | |
| Lorālāi | 7,157 | 13,900 | 29,875 | 54,849 | 0 | → | |
| Mastung | 10,397 | 16,450 | 24,131 | 34,997 | 0 | → | |
| Muslim Bagh | 2,694 | ... | 17,170 | 28,428 | 0 | → | |
| Nāl | ... | ... | ... | 33,321 | 0 | → | |
| Nūshki | 5,329 | 11,300 | 23,948 | 46,396 | 0 | → | |
| Pasni | 15,737 | 17,988 | 29,538 | 34,557 | 0 | → | |
| Pishīn | 10,068 | 14,715 | 22,955 | 35,547 | 0 | → | |
| Quetta | 158,026 | 285,719 | 565,137 | 999,385 | 0 | → | |
| Saranan | ... | ... | ... | 37,850 | 0 | → | |
| Sibi | 19,989 | 23,043 | 48,467 | 64,674 | 0 | → | |
| Sui | ... | ... | ... | 72,740 | 0 | → | |
| Sūrāb | ... | ... | 11,148 | 35,597 | 0 | → | |
| Tasp | ... | ... | ... | 35,798 | 0 | → | |
| Tump | ... | ... | ... | 48,343 | 0 | → | |
| Turbat | 27,671 | 52,337 | 68,603 | 213,831 | 0 | → | |
| Usta Muhammad | 6,605 | 12,016 | 38,946 | 76,753 | 0 | → | |
| Uthal | 2,296 | 9,404 | 13,319 | 29,423 | 0 | → | |
| Wadh | ... | ... | 13,794 | 22,209 | 0 | → | |
| Wāshuk | ... | ... | ... | 21,835 | 0 | → | |
| Winder | ... | ... | 11,569 | 29,515 | 0 | → | |
| Zehri | ... | ... | 13,397 | 37,788 | 0 | → | |
| Zhob (incl. Zhob Cantonment) | 17,291 | 31,931 | 43,843 | 46,164 | 0 | → |
- The population of cantonments that adjoin a city are included in the population figure of that city.
- Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.